Planners receiving remuneration based on clients’ gearing instalments may have to adjust pre-FOFA....
Just like any other business, financial advice practices need to think about sustainability. Marc Fabris explains how to make sure your business enjoys many happy birthda...
Govt appears unmoved by industry efforts to extract a further extension of the TASA arrangements....
Despite comments by the Prime Minister Julia Gillard some weeks ago that “everything was back on the table” when it came to superannuation, the financial services industr...
The AFA will soon be rolling out its revamped mentoring program in an effort to bridge the gap between its GenXt and more experienced advisers....
An important statistical snippet came to light during the hearings into legally enshrining the terms ‘financial planner/adviser’ – nearly 50 per cent of planners/advisers...
Industry broadly welcomes Government’s decision to include contribution cap rise for over-60s in Budget....
Warning that FOFA fee disclosure requirements will create more problems than they fix....
The financial advice industry is mourning the loss of Synchron founder and director Paul Riegelhuth, who died late last week after an accident at his home on Sunday 28 Ap...
With the Federal Budget, end of financial year and Federal Election looming, the financial planning industry is still facing a number of critical legislative loose ends. ...
The financial services industry is bracing itself for Budget nasties as Treasury summons organisations for Friday talks....
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has signaled it is devising a "consumer-centric" program for its October national conference on the Gold Coast....
Wayne Swan and Bill Shorten have decided to end the speculation about what the upcoming Federal Budget brings for the superannuation industry. Money Management spotlights...
AFA wants legislation to reflect that there is no difference between planners and advisers....
FSC senior adviser, Cecilia Storniolo has pointed to the differences in treatment between accountants and planners on TASA....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...